December 2008 - Wellynews

Stephen Fry visits the Sanctuary
- 31 Dec 2008
- Karori Sanctuary Trust
- Well-known British comedian Stephen Fry and zoologist Mark Carwardine took time out of their filming schedule to help staff at the Karori Sanctuary to release five rare hihi.
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Super Fry
- 29 Dec 2008
- The Wellingtonista
- Stephen Fry, actor, author, wit and geek, is on his way to dear sweet Wellington and we are rather excited! He's coming to Aotearoa New Zealand to film some bits for a BBC series he's presenting, Another Chance To See, where he's travelling the world, checking up on endangered species. While he's in Wellington, he'll be visiting the Karori Wildlife Sanctuary to see how the kakapo is doing (rather
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Summer Cup
- 23 Dec 2008
- Waikanae Golf Club
- The Men’s Summer Cup will be competed for over two weekends in January, Sundays the 4th & 11th. Competition rules have been posted on noticeboards. Entries to be made through ProShop on the start sheets in the Shop.
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Seasons Greetings
- 23 Dec 2008
- Wellington VHF Group
- The Wellington VHF Group would like to take this opportunity to wish you and your family all the very best for the Holiday Season. Here's to much more fun in the radio world in 2009!
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MT VICTORIA INNER CITY FESTIVAL!
- 22 Dec 2008
- Keep Crossways Community House
- SATURDAY 28 FEBRUARY: 10am - 3pm - Roxburgh Street, Mt Victoria Yes, the first of an annual Mt Victoria Inner city festival will be taking place in 2009!! This is being organized by a festival committee of the New Crossways Community Trust and it is our intention for this to be the first of an annual festival for Mt Victoria and the inner city to; · support and celebrate the community and its
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2008 TAWAs - the winners!
- 20 Dec 2008
- The Wellingtonista
- We all had a completely brilliant time on Thursday night at the TAWAs! It was great to see so many of y'all along there, along with the awesome nominees and a few celebrity guests (not that Wellington has any actual celebrities, but, you know...) Thanks to our fabulous sponsors who gave us swag and prizes And thanks also to Wellington Central MP Grant Robertson for presenting the Wellingtonian of
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2009 Tournament Calendars
- 20 Dec 2008
- Squash Wellington
- The 2009 Tournament Calendars for New Zealand & Wellington Can now be viewed on the Events Calendar page
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Gone Fishing
- 19 Dec 2008
- Eye of the Fish
- 2008: nearly over. Lots of construction, lots of commentary. 2009: likely to be lots less of one, and who knows about the other. Thank you all for your input, your comments, your information, and your interest. Its been a blast, but its time for a break for a bit from the people behind the Maximus logon (note: one of the following images may be more true to life than the other). Hopefully Phil
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Phoenix spreading Christmas cheer (18/12/08)
- 18 Dec 2008
- Capital & Coast District Health Board
- The Children’s wards got a special visit today from Wellington’s A-League soccer team The Phoenix. It was the team’s first Christmas visit to the Children’s wards (18 and 19). Owner Terry Serepisos said because the players had such a huge following amongst children the team wanted to pay a special visit. “This is a way to give something back to the kids because the Phoenix is all about getting kids involved.”
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End of Year 2008
- 18 Dec 2008
- Wellington Runners & Walkers (WRW)
- Hi Everyone. One last weekly report for the year. AGM and Turkey Trot Well done Jillian in organising the Turkey Trot and laying out the route. Admittedly there were sections of the track where crampons would have come in useful as one approached the snowline, but everyone enjoyed the challenge. And congratulations to Brian Pearl who won the turkey by coming in 7 seconds within his estimated time.
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News for Sunday 21 December 2008
- 18 Dec 2008
- Karori Anglican Churches
- E-mail from Nikky and Scott Wheeler Hujambo John and Chris.Please pass on our greetings and news to the rest of the church family.We have safely been in Dodoma, Tanzania for almost two week s now. We have been very warmly welcomed by the local 'wazungu' (white person/foreigner) community at CAMS (Canon Andrea Mwaka School). Unfortunately Bishop Mdimi Mhogolo and his wife are in Australia and New
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Course Marshalling
- 17 Dec 2008
- Waikanae Golf Club
- The Waikanae Golf Course will have Course Marshalls on couse during the summer months. Cliff Martin will be co-ordinating this activity again this year, and would request expressions of interest from other Waikanae members to assist with this worthwhile task. A roster will be established and volunteers will only be requested to cover a couple of days. (up to four hours per day). Any member interes
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SW swimmers FINA & XLR8 points
- 17 Dec 2008
- Swimming Wellington
- Attached are the current standings of SW swimmers against the FINA (15 & over) and XLR8 (14 & under) points tables. SW swimmers - FINA & XLR8 points at Dec 2008
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Boiling Blood
- 17 Dec 2008
- Eye of the Fish
- It seems to be such a shame to go off all ballistic on the eve of a pleasant Christmas week, but the announcement today about the cost over-runs on the Supreme Court fair made my blood boil. While normally a left of centre supporter, and one who lives in sick apprehension about the mayhem about to be unleashed upon us by National’s unrestricted puppies of Doom, the whole sorry shameful saga
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WellingtonOnScreen
- 16 Dec 2008
- The Wellingtonista
-   In a little office on Taranaki St, a small group of dedicated professionals (known as the NZ On Screen team) have been creating a website which celebrates and showcases television and film produced in New Zealand. A year in the making, NZ On Screen launched at the end of October and has over 300 titles available to view - many in full length, some with just excerpts. For each title there's
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What’s the urgency?
- 16 Dec 2008
- Eye of the Fish
- At face value it could be argued that the current rash of urgency infecting Parliament at the moment is no business of a group promoting discussion of architecture and urban design issues in Wellington. Over the weekend the government passed laws reinforcing (rather than strengthening) societal repulsion of violence towards children. Last week it reduced the rights of employees of small business
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12 theatrical events to stir the senses and get your blood pumping!
- 15 Dec 2008
- Downstage Theatre Blog
- Downstage Theatre is excited to announce its programme for the first half of 2009. After a very successful year with seven Chapman Tripp Awards for productions staged at Downstage, the 2009 Season One Showcase “Get your blood pumping!” offers another season of unique performing arts experiences at the theatre. The programme enters the festival spirit by showcasing a broad range of productions, legendary performances and exciting new works.
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Yet another mystery bar
- 15 Dec 2008
- The Wellingtonista
- I've never been afraid of eclecticism. A dash of Kiwiana and a touch of faded grandeur can go down a treat if served with a generous slug of hipster irony (see Mighty Mighty). A grab-bag of Nana kitsch can turn into something resembling conceptual art if it's assembled with wit and flair (see Auckland's Northern Steamship Company). But sometimes it all goes horribly wrong. I know! Let's grab some
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Wellington goes High Tech
- 15 Dec 2008
- Eye of the Fish
- In an act of architectural brilliance, the Duel on Vivian block of flats opposite the School of Architecture appears to be not only a green building (avocado green, or mushy pea green) with prefabricated external cladding (that I’m sure they will get around to finishing the corners on one day), but also appears to have gone all Richard-Rogers-style High-Tech on us, with the south facade feat
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Dominion Post no longer suckling from Big Liquor's teet?
- 14 Dec 2008
- The Wellingtonista
- On Saturday, the big front page headline on the Dominion Post was "Cheers! We're killing ourselves" about how alcohol is responsible for injuries, health problems and crime. Today it's "Weekend of Drunken Mayhem - 1000 calls to police". Think maybe they lost a big advertising account? Full disclosure: the TAWAs have some sponsorship from Epic Beer and we're very happ
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Stout Barricade
- 14 Dec 2008
- Eye of the Fish
- For one day only, - Sunday, today, you can see the city barricaded off. By tomorrow, it’ll be gone. It’s part of the Litmus series of One Day Sculpture, and this time has been brought to you by artiste duo Heather and Ivan Morison. It’s called the Journee des Barricades, and to me, seems site specifically reacting to the inspired sculpture outside the Athfield renovation of the o
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3 Gold & 1 Silver for Wellington
- 14 Dec 2008
- Squash Wellington
- Wellington Squash was represented by 4 players at this event and came away with 3 Golds & 1 Silver. Gold went to Emma Millar, Rebecca Barnett, Jonathon Barnett & Silver to Zac Millar. A fantastic result & congratulations to all the players.
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Threats to Waywardness
- 13 Dec 2008
- Eye of the Fish
- This city of ours has some fabulous little pedestrian byways and shortcuts which make walking at times a slightly smug activity - those few moments that cars don’t have an advantage over foot traffic, and steps which even challenge seasoned mountain bikers. We even enjoy the occasionally misplaced carpark - the ones which were bought to be built on but the developer’s luck has turned,
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Cinephilia: Opening This Week
- 12 Dec 2008
- The Wellingtonista
- Too late to be of any use for Friday night entertainment, here's a summary of the films opening this week across the city. The Day the Earth Stood Still (Readings, Sky City Queensgate and Empire). That's it. The calm before the inevitable Boxing Day storm. But if Keanu Reeves playing a deadpan alien isn't enough there's always the annual 'V' Movie Marathon at the Paramount, kicking off at 4.00pm o
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Hind sets new national record for 100 IM
- 12 Dec 2008
- Swimming Wellington
- Natasha Hind (Capital) has set a national open record on her way to winning the 100m individual medley at the Swimming New Zealand Summer Championships in Christchurch tonight. Qualifying 3rd for the final, Tash swam an incredible 1min 01.65 secs to surpass the old record by 0.44 secs, nearly 2 secs faster than her previous best.
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Unprecedented run of Renal Transplants underscores vital importance of organ donors (12/12/08)
- 12 Dec 2008
- Capital & Coast District Health Board
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News for Sunday 14 December 2009
- 12 Dec 2008
- Karori Anglican Churches
- The Parish Office will close Friday 19 December and re-open Tuesday 20 January. If you need a priest during this period, contacts are:
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And the award goes to
- 11 Dec 2008
- Downstage Theatre Blog
- After a wonderful ceremony at the Wellington Town Hall last night Downstage is proud to congratulate the 2008 CHAPMAN TRIPP THEATRE AWARD Winners, especially the following ones: Downstage Theatre Award for the Most Promising Male Newcomer of the Year Arthur Meek - On the Conditions and Possibilities of Helen Clark Taking Me as Her Young Lover
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Photo Essay: Pounamu will be centre-piece in new Wellington Regional Hospital (11/12/08)
- 11 Dec 2008
- Capital & Coast District Health Board
- A large piece of Pounamu which has been gifted to Wellington Hospital by local Maori will form a central focus in the entryway to the new Wellington Regional Hospital building.
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Blessing of new Women's and Neonatal areas (11/12/08)
- 11 Dec 2008
- Capital & Coast District Health Board
- Our kaumatua continued their programme of blessings for the new Wellington Regional Hospital this week - with blessing for the new Women's inpatient and outpatient areas and the new NICU.
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Dunne opens new hospital facilities at Presbyterian Support’s Longview Home in Tawa
- 9 Dec 2008
- Peter Dunn - MP for Ohariu
- UnitedFuture leader and Ohariu MP Peter Dunne opened new hospital facilities at Presbyterian Support’s Longview Home in Tawa this afternoon.
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I'd Love To Have A Beer With Duncan
- 8 Dec 2008
- The Wellingtonista
- And you should to...proceeds from the show will be donated to the Royal NZ Foundation for the Blind Talking Books Project.  It runs from Tues 9th - 13th December and the ticket includes a beer ($20/13)  He'll be spinning yarns from his book Two Little Boys, and having been an audience member at his shows over the years, I'd highly recommend it!! book@bats.co.nz or phone 04.8
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The Rainbow Reels
- 8 Dec 2008
- The Wellingtonista
-  Come down to the Film Archive this eve for the last exhibition opening of the year. Hot damn - it's a goodie! Tessa Laird, who's name you may recognise from her brilliant art writing over the years, has curated an exhibition from the Film Archive's Home Movie Collection. With such a wealth of material (over 30,000 titles) she created an arbitrary selection process based on the colours o
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Capital & Coast DHB using health care as a prescription to help cut crime (08/12/08)
- 8 Dec 2008
- Capital & Coast District Health Board
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Kapiti to Mainland Swim
- 6 Dec 2008
- Swimming Wellington
- Saturday 14th March 2009 Starts Kapiti Island 11.30am 2009 Kapiti to Mainland swim - flyer For Entry forms and rules, visit Raumati Swimming Club website.
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2-up start order
- 5 Dec 2008
- Wellington Veterans Cycling Club
- Start order for 40km 2-up TT December 7th 1 Wendy Lewin 16 min 2 Alister Rhodes 16 min 3 Danielle Philipsen 4 Damian Philipsen 5 Dave McGee 6 7 Ross
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Belmont Site Update
- 5 Dec 2008
- Wellington VHF Group
- Belmont Site Update Belmont tower now has some of the panel antennas mounted on it, thanks to a couple of long hard days on site. Peter ZL3TC Gavin Zl2TVm and Brian ZL2BRF spent time with Peter's new winch to lift and bolt the panels on. Peter built the electric winch on a member that can be bolted on the lower tower and used to lift heavy parts aloft ver quickly and precisely. The NS and the 710
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Vets 2-day tour
- 5 Dec 2008
- Wellington Veterans Cycling Club
- The following are the details for the Vets two day tour - 24th to 25th JanuaryStage 1: Start time 9.00am SaturdayD&E Grade Martinborough - Edge Hill - Wards Line Course 2 laps finishing atend of Wards Line. Total 39kmsA, B C Grade Same as above except 3 laps of Wards Line course 49kmsStage 2 ; Start time 1pm SaturdayD&E Grade 5km time trial Martinborough-Pirinoa Road A, B & C Grade 10km time tri
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News for Sunday 7 December 2008
- 5 Dec 2008
- Karori Anglican Churches
- This service has a family focus. We will celebrate together the Christmas story and then share some coffee and mincemeat pies after. Who
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Vespas at Te Papa, ‘Forever Vespa’ screening
- 5 Dec 2008
- Scoot NZ
- Forever Vespa Photos taken on a November Sunday at the screening of “Forever Vespa” at Soundings Theatre, Te Papa. Link here Posted in Events Tagged: Wellington
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Cinephilia: Opening This Week
- 4 Dec 2008
- The Wellingtonista
- If you are considering going to the cinema this weekend, and you've already seen Bond and the other 21 films currently playing in Wellington, here's a quick guide to the new releases. Cinema owners all over the city are breathing a little easier now that two of the biggest box office releases from the States have opened at the same time. High School Musical 3: Senior Year is the third in
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Go shopping with GO Wellington!
- 4 Dec 2008
- Go Wellington
- GO Wellington has introduced two new permanent routes to its service in time for the peak Christmas shopping period.
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Stink Buzz
- 4 Dec 2008
- The Wellingtonista
- Stink Magnetic Tapes, the doggedly independant record company that has released music by the likes of the Mysterious Tapeman, Voodoo Savage and His Savages, Delaney Davidson, The Chandeliers and the Damned Evangelist, celebrates ten whole years of existence this December. Recently relocated from Wellington to that op-shoppers paradise of Wanganui, Stink Magnetic is holding one heck of a knees up n
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Christmas Committee Meeting and Strategic Planning at Rick's.
- 4 Dec 2008
- Wellington VHF Group
- Thursday 4th Dec 2008 was the Annual Christmas Meeting at Ricks QTH. Rick is a great host and with the addition of Peter's Chillie we ate and drank in style! Fancy coffees and plenty of food! Thanks again Rick. In the tradition of the Annual Meeting at Rick's, a white board session was lead by Brian looking at what the Group should achieve for the next 12 months. Rob has documented this and it wil
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Meetings Over the Summer- Dec and Jan
- 4 Dec 2008
- Wellington VHF Group
- We have a new program of meetings for the next couple of months- very social and a focus on the outdoors. 11th Dec , Dinner at the Rama Malaysian in Johnsonville. Please call/email/TXT Brian ZL2BRF to reserve a seat. Always good fun. The Rama is near the McDonalds/Police Station/Motorway on ramp north. Menu looks very good! 18th Dec, Nothing planned! 25th Dec, Main meeting, Xmas has been cancel
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A MAJOR EARTHQUAKE IN WELLINGTON?
- 2 Dec 2008
- Keep Crossways Community House
- “AFTERSHOCK” The Mt Victoria Civil Defence & Crossways Trust will screen this documentary by the Gibson Group at New Crossways on Thursday 4 December: 7.30pm Wellington sits on a dangerous active earthquake fault. This film visualises what would happen to Wellington if there were a major earthquake. Spend the evening watching this film and find out how you can protect yourself and your family
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WMC 30th Anniversary Celebrations 14-15 February 2009
- 2 Dec 2008
- Wellington Runners & Walkers (WRW)
- Invitiation to Members and Partners - Past and Present Yes, the club is 30 years old in February next year! So plannning is currently under way for how we can celebrate WMC's 30th birthday in fitting style.
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Google Street View knows where you live
- 1 Dec 2008
- The Wellingtonista
- Google Maps have today launched Street View for Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. A few months ago, on what looks to have been early in the morning in winter, the Googlemobile drove around the streets of our fair city, photographing the streets. You can now view these streetscapes as the closest zoom-in on Google Maps. They even made it down Cuba Mall! Street View in other countries has
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